Term 3 Week 10 - September 24th, 2025
From the Principal's Desk
Dear Parents and Carers,
The final week of Term 3 has arrived and with it, plenty to celebrate before we go into the holidays. We have had our Term 3 SOLE Superstar Rewards day today, some well deserved fun for our wonderful, positive learners in acknowledgement of a great term of respecting self, others, learning and the environment!
NAIDOC Celebrations - Mufti dress on Thursday
Our NAIDOC celebrations also began today with some special art classes designed and run by Mrs Heterick and Mrs Glasby. We will be holding a NAIDOC assembly, organised by Mrs Heterick, celebrating our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures on Thursday at 12.30pm in the undercroft.
On Thursday students are invited to wear mufti dress, in the NAIDOC colours of Red, Black, Yellow, Blue, Green and White.
Year 5 Leadership Day #2
Our Year 5 students participated in the second of their leadership days on Monday with Mrs Quinn and Mrs Martin. During these days they examine, through creative activities, the various skills, values and attributes it takes to be a positive leader through service to others. We look forward to witnessing all they learn throughout their three leadership days as they go about business here at school and within their daily lives! The Year 5 students will have the opportunity to nominate themselves for leadership positions as School Captains, Sports Captains and Student Disciples next term.
NRL Gala day
We had some of our Stage 2 and Stage 3 boys attend the Tweed NRL Gala Day yesterday. It is wonderful that the boys had the opportunity to participate even though we didn’t have the numbers for senior and junior teams. We extend our gratitude firstly to Mt St Patrick Primary for working with us to field teams for the day, also to the organisers of the gala day for allowing us to enter amalgamated teams and most importantly to Ms Daley for her initiative and tenacity to get the boys involved! The boys performed very well with a 2-1 win loss ratio for both teams!
A reminder that this Friday is the final day of term for students and Tuesday 14th October will be the first day of term four for students.
May all of our students, staff and families have a relaxing two weeks away from the rigours of school life and return refreshed and energised for the final term of the year.
Peace and blessings,
Jason Clarke
Principal
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SOLE Celebration Rewards Day
Sharing the Gospel
GOD MOMENT
~ When Bonnie and Indi gave up their playtimes to support Stage 2 SRC for this week's assembly.
~ The way our St Joseph’s community joined together to celebrate another successful term of learning and growing at our SOLE celebrations.
"S.O.L.E Superstar" Awards
Term 3 Week 9
* Stage 3 were attending the Gala Day.
Library News
Don't forget to go onto SORA for all these great holiday reads.
Our Murwillumbah Town Library is waiting for your visit too!
(see flyers below)
Sports News
Stage 3 Gala Day – Netball
Our netball team played seven tough games last Friday 19th September. While they didn’t come away with a win, they never gave up, showed determination right to the final whistle, and supported each other every step of the way. Their resilience and sportsmanship made us so proud to be St Joey’s!
Stage 3 Gala Day - Non-Competitive Rotations
Our Stage 3 students had a fantastic day rotating through AFL, touch, netball and tennis. It was all about fun, learning new skills, and giving everything a go. Even better, they had the chance to meet and make new friendships with students from other schools.
It was wonderful to see so much laughter, teamwork, and encouragement on display all day. A great reminder that sport is not just about winning, but about trying new things and enjoying it.
Stage 3 Gala Day – Soccer Superstars!
What an awesome day for our St Joey’s teams — full of goals, teamwork, and great sportsmanship.
Boys Soccer: The boys had a mixed bag today with a win, a draw, and one tough loss. The way they stuck together, encouraged each other, and played as a team was fantastic. True Joey’s spirit on display.
Girls Soccer: The girls were unstoppable in their pool, winning every game and charging into the grand final. Although they went down 3–0 to a very strong St Anthony’s side, their teamwork, encouragement, and energy were outstanding.
We are so proud of every single player today — you represented St Joey’s with heart, pride, and plenty of smiles.
NRL Gala Day: 16 Students attended the Tweed All Schools NRL Gala Day on Tuesday 23rd September. Full details will be in the next newsletter once all information on the day has come in. Well done to our boys, we can't wait to read all about it! They are:
Junior Team: Eli Rudman, Banjo Ahrens, Kobe Robinson, Eli Casey, Corey Bray, Eli Reed, Fynn Holliday, Nate Jarman and Tate Bannister.
Senior Team: Nakoha Heterick, Jaxon Mann, Ace Colleton, Archer Twyford, Misha Reed, Asher Morphett and Xavier Workman.
ATHLETICS COACHING – HOLIDAYS:
Students interested in attending an Athletics / Running workshop over the holidays take a closer look
at Gilly’s Coaching And Wellness flyer! A great way to learn more about running and improve for all
sports! See flyer attached.
REMINDER - SUMMER COMP - HOCKEY SIGN UP: The local Hockey club in Murwillumbah is
running an 8 week comp where you can come along to play social / fun games of Hockey in two age
categories (Primary School Age and High school / Seniors). This is great value for primary school kids
at $20!! They are also offering a similar comp in Casurina for those who live out that way. See the
attached flyer for more information about this great summer comp!
REMINDER - ATHLETICS SIGN UP: Little A’s at Walter Peate Oval – Cudgen are getting ready for
their season to begin and are calling for any interested families to come along and check out their club
this Saturday at 8am. See the attached flyer for more information about this fantastic club!
Thank you to Murwillumbah Touch Association for your kind donation of three footballs to our school.
I'm sure they will be well used!
General News
* Dates are correct as of today. However they may change going forward.*
PBS Shield Results:
Term 3 - Week 9 WINNER - PARKER
Lost Property
If any of these items belong to you, please call into the office to collect.
Do you recognise any of these containers, lunch bags or drink bottles? They are on display in the undercroft until the last day of term for students to claim. Unfortunately these aren't labelled with names, and we will need to dispose of any unclaimed items at the end of term.
Canteen News
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Please let the office know if you can volunteer to help in our canteen on a Thursday next term.
Compass Help for Parents
Compass absence notes
Parents can let the school know of student absences in advance through the Compass app using the shortcuts icon at the bottom of their homepage.
Parish News
Thursday 25 September NO Mass today
Friday 26 September 9:30 am - Legion of Mary | Parish Meeting Centre
11:00 am - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
12 noon - Mass
Saturday 27 September St Vincent de Paul, Priest
9:00 am - Rosary
5:30 pm - Rosary
6:00 PM - VIGIL MASS
Sunday 28 September 8:30 am - Rosary
9:00 am - Mass
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